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Fed-Up PA Mayor Lowers Flag in Honor of Slain Marines
PJ Tatler ^ | 7-19-2015 | Debra Heine

Posted on 07/20/2015 5:20:28 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot

Although he admits he lacked the authority to do it, the mayor of a small Pennsylvania town lowered the American flag to half-staff in honor of the victims of the Chattanooga shooting.

In the wake of the deadly attack, many Americans have been wondering why the president has not ordered U.S. flags be lowered to half-staff at the White House and other public buildings in memory of the slain U.S. servicemen.

On Fox News’ Justice with Judge Jeanine Saturday night, Marine Corps veteran Nick Powers called Obama’s lack of a presidential proclamation “ridiculous” and blasted him for having flags flown at half mast for a non-citizen — Nelson Mandela — but not these five slain American servicemen.

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Another EPIC FAIL for Obama.

'tragic circumstance' my @ss.

1 posted on 07/20/2015 5:20:28 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
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"Given that he had ordered flags be flown at half-staff following the shootings at Fort Hood, the Aurora Century Theater, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, it seems like a reasonable expectation."

Thumbs up for Mayor Sal Panto Jr. of Easton, PA.

2 posted on 07/20/2015 5:21:39 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Because you don’t pay respect to enemy combatants.../s


3 posted on 07/20/2015 5:22:41 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Sir Napsalot

Why would he need “permission”?


4 posted on 07/20/2015 5:23:24 AM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

I wouldn’t call Easton a “small PA town.”


5 posted on 07/20/2015 5:23:52 AM PDT by Buttons12
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To: Sir Napsalot

The mayor has no authority over his own town’s flagpole? In America?


6 posted on 07/20/2015 5:24:13 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Sir Napsalot

They often say actions speak louder than words.

Many have suspected 0bama to be a non-citizen of our Nation, everyday 0bama’s actions prove he is not a citizen(more likely an illegal immigrant) and certainly not a Christian as so many would like to believe.


7 posted on 07/20/2015 5:27:09 AM PDT by EBH
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To: Sir Napsalot

0 deliberately and intentionally decided to not lower the flags because he loves jihadi towelhead bearded savages more than he loves Americans.


8 posted on 07/20/2015 5:27:23 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: Sir Napsalot
In the wake of the deadly attack, many Americans have been wondering why the president has not ordered U.S. flags be lowered to half-staff at the White House

He lowered it for Whitney Houston after she died from a drug overdose. He made the White House rainbow colored for a handful of queers.

I think there's something wrong with obomas head. The man just isn't right upstairs. He was evil before, but now I think he's gone insane.

9 posted on 07/20/2015 5:28:14 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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In the wake of the deadly attack, many Americans have been wondering why the president has not ordered U.S. flags be lowered to half-staff at the White House and other public buildings in memory of the slain U.S. servicemen.

We need to find a cure for stupid so that an Obama can never happen again in the US. Because there'll always be far left pieces of crap like him seeking high office. We need to raise the national IQ. Or require a minimal IQ score in order to vote.

10 posted on 07/20/2015 5:30:40 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Maybe if one of the Marines was a fag...


11 posted on 07/20/2015 5:30:56 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Paladin2
The mayor has no authority over his own town’s flagpole? In America?

Just shows how scared and PC even the smallest of towns have become to the Feds.

We are a nation of slaves to Washington. Pathetic.

12 posted on 07/20/2015 5:35:54 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: concerned about politics
He lowered it for Whitney Houston after she died from a drug overdose.

Thank goodness we have FR to remind us of these obscene comparisons.

Why doesn't one of the wannabees for President bring this up, that we're at war with radical Islam on our own shores? Oh, yeah, they're too busy defending John McCain.

13 posted on 07/20/2015 5:36:47 AM PDT by grania
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Maybe if one of the Marines was a fag...

Or a transgendered.

14 posted on 07/20/2015 5:39:54 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Sir Napsalot

We have a local funeral home that lowers it’s flag whenever there is a veteran’s service. It’s a nice gesture but I am not sure it is proper flag code.


15 posted on 07/20/2015 5:40:06 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Don’t ever expect anything decent from Obama. He is incapable of a decent thought, let alone a decent action.


16 posted on 07/20/2015 5:40:19 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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Don’t ever expect anything decent from Obama. He is incapable of a decent thought, let alone a decent action.

He's only 'decent' towards America's enemies.

17 posted on 07/20/2015 5:42:06 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Sir Napsalot; fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; South Hawthorne; ..
PA Ping!

If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.

Thanks!

Thanks Sir Napsalot

18 posted on 07/20/2015 5:42:37 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: unixfox

Well God Bless that PA mayor!

In other words, he gave the feds the famous “Bronx salute”.


19 posted on 07/20/2015 5:44:57 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Good for him! I wish our town - also in Pa - would follow suit. Not holding my breath though!


20 posted on 07/20/2015 5:54:02 AM PDT by sneakers
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